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Siler City Livestock Auction

Name: Siler City Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Siler City, North Carolina · Mon, Aug 18

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2095

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Feeder Cattle receipts

123 head

▲ 53 vs last sale 70▲ 60 vs year ago 63 · +95.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 30▲ 18 vs year ago 32 · +56.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle were steady this week compared to last week . Feeder cattle were steady this week compared to last week . Demand was moderate ; market activity and buyer interest were moderate . Offerings were moderate with quality average .

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $305.01/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −10.95 against this barn's trailing median of $315.96.

Average price

$305.01

12 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,642

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−28.18

vs NC average

−54.79 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	305.01	1,642	12thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale12 hd

305.01

—

NC average10 barns · 404 hd

333.19

−28.18

National average158 barns · 7,895 hd

359.80

−54.79

This barn, trailing median3 sales

315.96

−10.95

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

3 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $328.05, low $308.29, median $315.96 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,502	188.67	2,834	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,162	147.28	1,712	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,026	136.76	1,403	8thin

Every lot

45 lots · USDA AMS · Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Monday) - Siler City, NC

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	397.18/cwt	370.00–425.00	1,708	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	313.77/cwt	300.00–336.00	1,826	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	327.64/cwt	310.00–345.00	2,048	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,178	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,257	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	743	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	243	377.42/cwt	370.00–385.00	917	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	374.77/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,023	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	351.73/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,101	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,005	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,388	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	308.52/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,182	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	334.37/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,398	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,215	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	308.42/cwt	275.00–330.00	1,459	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	291.02/cwt	260.00–312.50	1,534	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,755	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,875	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,658	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,935	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	753	255.02/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,920	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,868	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	895	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,059	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	413.03/cwt	380.00–440.00	921	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	408.15/cwt	380.00–430.00	1,122	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	312	384.57/cwt	350.00–415.00	1,200	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,095	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	367.81/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,361	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,245	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	348.35/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,449	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,642	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,495	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,684	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	311.76/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,771	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	297.59/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,839	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,620	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,065	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,908	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,824	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,190	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,380	1
Bulls	—	—	1,658	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	3,034	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	975	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,619	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,026	136.76/cwt	130.00–153.00	1,403	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,142	140.73/cwt	133.00–147.00	1,607	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,203	153.90/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,851	12

This sale against other markets

North Carolina weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every North Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

North Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Carolina Stockyards Livestock Auction (Monday) - Siler City, NC

Mon Aug 18, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Raleigh, NC (RA-LS)

Feeder CattleReceipts 123Last week 70Year ago 63

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 30Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	370.00–385.00	377.42
4	250–300	273	350.00–390.00	374.77
3	300–350	313	350.00–355.00	351.73
1	350–400	375	370.00	370.00
2	400–450	418	320.00–350.00	334.37
10	450–500	473	275.00–330.00	308.42
6	500–550	527	260.00–312.50	291.02
6	550–600	550	319.00	319.00
2	600–650	600	312.50	312.50
1	650–700	650	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	730	265.00	265.00
2	750–800	753	250.00–260.00	255.02
3	800–850	830	225.00	225.00
1	850–900	895	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	330.00	330.00
1	300–350	335	300.00	300.00
3	350–400	383	300.00–315.00	308.52
1	450–500	450	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	370.00–425.00	397.18
3	550–600	582	300.00–336.00	313.77
2	600–650	625	310.00–345.00	327.64
1	650–700	665	327.50	327.50
1	750–800	765	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	415	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	490	305.00	305.00
1	650–700	675	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	720	265.00	265.00
1	750–800	760	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	380.00–440.00	413.03
3	250–300	275	380.00–430.00	408.15
5	300–350	312	350.00–415.00	384.57
5	350–400	370	350.00–390.00	367.81
7	400–450	416	330.00–370.00	348.35
2	450–500	490	335.00	335.00
2	500–550	518	325.00	325.00
3	550–600	568	305.00–320.00	311.76
2	600–650	618	290.00–305.00	297.59
1	700–750	700	295.00	295.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,658	183.00	183.00
1	—	1,190	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,026	130.00–153.00	136.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,203	150.00–160.00	153.90
1	—	975	166.00	166.00
15	—	1,142	133.00–147.00	140.73

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.